Publishing Newsanniversary / Avon / book banning / China / churches / diversity / fairy tale / Free Speech / Hong Kong / publishing / Race / scholastic / slavery / Taiwan / weddings / Woodiwiss6 Comments
One of Hong Kong’s missing booksellers just reappeared to confess to an 12-year-old crime – With Sweden increasing its interest in the disappearance of one of the missing publishers, Gui Minhai was shown on state-run television confessing to a drunk-driving accident in which he allegedly killed a woman more than ten years ago. ... more >
C ReviewsAlternate History / biracial heroine / scholastic / World War II / Young-Adult3 Comments
Dear Ms. Richmond, For the benefit of our readers, I’m going to repost the cover copy here. It’s been a while since I’ve read an alternate history, and I’m realizing it’s awfully hard to be concise when describing it! In a stunning reimagining of history, debut author Caroline Tung Richmond ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsFantasy / female friendship / ghosts / mothers and daughters / Native American / scholastic / Young-Adult9 Comments
Dear Ms. Bow, It’s not often that we stumble across North American-based fantasy, let alone North American-based fantasy that draws upon indigenous cultures. I admit this quality was what drew me to your novel. Like I’ve said in the past, when it comes to certain things, I’m easy. Sorrow’s Knot ... more >
Publishing Newsdedicated device / scholastic / Simon & Schuster / trends16 Comments
What Your Email Inbox Count Says About You – I thought this was a funny categorization of people based on the unread email messages in an inbox. What it doesn’t really identify is how many emails are read but not responded to. Currently I have 47. Most times I get ... more >
Book Deals / Publishing NewsAmazon / ebook-v.-print-publishing / scholastic / Stephen-King10 Comments
Amazon’s markup of digital delivery to indie authors is ~129,000% | Andrew Hyde – “Wait, Amazon pays out the worst? What? This can’t be right! They are the best right? Everyone loves them. I love them. I dig a bit deeper and find this little gem: Avg. Delivery Cost ($) ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Deals / LA Banks / Macmillan / Penguin / scholastic / Simon & Schuster / Sponsors9 Comments
Yesterday the sad news came out that LA Banks lost her battle with cancer and has passed on. Sarah Wendell is headed to a celebration of Leslie’s life in Philadelphia. Join her and others to celebrate Leslie’s personal and professional contributions. ***** Shifty Jelly posts that it is removing itself ... more >